Meatless Monday Slow Soy Tandoori Curry

I just realized that it has been a calendar week since I posted anything on my blog! Last calendar week was hence hectic. My kitchen was transformed into a mini-bakery inward training for my really proficient friend's daughter;s birthday! I baked four dozen cupcakes, v dozen cake-pops too a beautiful Tinker Bell doll cake.I am tired but happy that I made soul else happy!

Anyways, I outset came across the soy tandoori curry dish when 1 of the grouping members from CAL, Sonal Gupta posted it. Soy nuggets are a staple inward my household too nosotros purpose it mainly inward vegetable pulao as it contributes to our daily poly peptide intake too my hubby too I both similar the gustation of soy. I direct maintain non been using it for much else. I was thrilled when I saw this recipe too I penned a Federal Reserve annotation to myself at the dorsum of my heed to endeavor this recipe soon.. For the longest, I didn't larn a chance. Then yoke other members posted pictures of the tried recipe too were raving well-nigh it. This gave me a novel impetus to endeavor it. So over the weekend I decided to larn inward for dinner. Hubby wanted vegetable pulao, hence I made mixed vegetable-soy pulao too cucumber-corn salad to larn with my soy tandoori curry.

Now hither is the interesting part. There is a argue why I renamed the dish "easy soy tandoori curry". When I opened upwards Sonal's recipe on her spider web log too started reading the recipe,I gave it a cursory glance too realized I had to marinate the soy nuggets for yoke of hours. I was doing several weekend chores that evening, hence I marinated the soy nuggets as per her recipe too kept it aside for 2 hours. But as I started putting together the terminal dish together, I realized I didn't direct maintain several of the ingredients that she has used inward her dish. I didn't direct maintain the onion- tomato plant glue too when I read her link as to how to brand it, I didn't direct maintain the patience or seat out energy to create it. I also didn't direct maintain whatever bell peppers. I direct maintain always been a theatre believer of " making the best of what you lot have". I decided to improvise on the recipe too brand create with what I direct maintain readily available inward my kitchen. The cease resultant was a quick, yummy delicious soy tandoori curry with every bit delicious soy-vegetable pulao too cucumber-corn salad. Apart from the marination, it took me 1 hr to larn all 3 dishes gear upwards too at the table!

So lets bring a await at my version of the soy tandoori curry. You tin honor the master copy recipe here.

Servings: 5

Ingredients:

Soy nuggets: 1 cup

For marinade:

Yogurt: 1/4 cup
Ginger garlic paste:1 tbsp
Turmeric: 1/2 tsp
Tandoori masala: 1 1/2 tsp ( I used MDH)
Salt: 1/2 tsp
Kasoori methi: 1/2 tsp

For the curry:

Oil: 1 tbsp ( I used olive oil)
Onion: 1 medium, chopped into squares too separated
Ginger: 1 inch, cutting julienne
Tomato: 1 cutting into minor squares.
Cumin seeds( jeera): 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder: 1/2 tsp
Garam masala: 1 tsp
Sping onion: 2 chopped
Kasoori methi: 1 tsp
Water : 1-2 cups
Salt : to taste

Method:

Marination:

Boil 1 quart H2O inward a saucepan. Turn off the flame.Add this to the soy chunks with a fiddling salt. Let it soak for thirty mins. After thirty mins, drain the soy chunks, squelch with your hands too take away the excess water. Place it inward or hence other bowl and add together the ingredients nether for marinade. Keep it aside for 2 hours or overnight.

The curry:

In a skillet/ sauté pan, oestrus crude oil on medium heat,add cumin seeds.

When they splutter add together the chopped onions. When the onions start wilting, add together the chopped ginger, sauté for a infinitesimal too and hence add together the chopped tomatoes. Sauté until the tomatoes are a fiddling wilted.

Add the chilli pulverization too garam masala.

Now add together the soy with the marinade too allow it come upwards to a gentle boil.

Add the kasoori methi, trammel onions.

Garnish with fresh cilantro.

Serve hot with rice/ pulao/ bread/ roti.

Cooking made easy:

At a really early on age, my woman raise told me that anything with the correct amount of tabular array salt too spice volition gustation good. I direct maintain kept that firmly grounded inward my mind. Always brand create with what you lot direct maintain inward your kitchen/ pantry. Don't hold upwards scared to experiment. It powerfulness gustation a fiddling dissimilar than the master copy dish, but who knows??? You powerfulness come upwards up with something fifty-fifty better! Once you lot are at ease inward your kitchen too are non afraid of failing, cooking is a breeze.. I ever say.. You win some.. You lose some. But, you lot volition never know if you lot direct maintain non tried!

Tip for salubrious living:

Soy is a neat source of protein. It is 1 of the few plant-based foods that is a consummate protein. What that agency is that it provides all the required amino acids. It also has the highest poly peptide content with plant-based sources. Soy nuggets too soy granules test to hold upwards a proficient substitute for meat too reason meat due to its meat-like texture. Hence, it is to a greater extent than readily acceptable to non- vegetarians.

References:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/soy/background/hrb-20060012
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20110630/benefits-of-soy-a-mixed-bag
http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/food-nutrition/facts/benefits-of-soy.htm

Food for thought:

We are what nosotros pretend to be, hence nosotros must hold upwards careful what nosotros pretend to be. Kurt Vonnegut